BTS's Jungkook has once again proven his unparalleled popularity as his "Smoke" challenge video surpassed 50 million views.
On September 15, Jungkook uploaded a dance challenge video on his TikTok account, showcasing the choreography of Bada from the Bebe team, performed to the leader rank mission song 'Smoke' (by Dynamic Duo X Lee Young Ji) from Mnet's 'Street Woman Fighter 2' (SWF2).
Within a mere day of its release, Jungkook's challenge video achieved staggering view counts: 5.5 million in 3 hours, 10 million in 6 hours, 15 million in 8 hours, 20 million in 14 hours, and 30 million in 18 hours.
By the second day of its release, Jungkook's 'Smoke' challenge had garnered 10 million likes and reached 50 million views by the fourth day, demonstrating its explosive popularity and immense reach. Members of Dynamic Duo, the original artists of 'Smoke', shared Jungkook's challenge video on their social media with comments like "Wow!!!" and "This is insane.." showing their appreciation. Bada, who choreographed the 'Smoke' challenge, also expressed her admiration by sharing the video on her social media with the caption, "Ah!!!!! Wait a minute!!!!!♥".
BTS's Jungkook's 'Smoke' Challenge Surpasses 50 Million Views, Hits 10 Million Likes in Just 2 Days
On Jungkook's TikTok account, besides the 'Smoke' challenge, there are other videos including a challenge for his solo single 'Seven' performed with Seventeen's Mingyu and two hip-hop dance videos. These videos have respectively garnered massive views of 57.8 million, 21.9 million, and 25.5 million. Previously, Jungkook's TikTok account set a new world record by achieving 1 million followers in just 2 hours and 36 minutes, breaking BTS's Guinness World Record of 1 million followers in 3 hours and 31 minutes. As of September 23rd, he is on the brink of reaching 13 million followers.
In other news, Jungkook was the only K-pop artist to be included in the 'Platinum Players Power List' of 25 musicians who shined this year, as announced by the U.S. entertainment outlet 'The Hollywood Reporter' on the 20th (local time).
